Construction work began on fewer new homes in Islington in the year to April, new figures show.
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Islington Council spending towards temporary homeless accommodation increased significantly last year, new figures show.
Leasehold homes are a “source of problems and financial stress” for Londoners who “cannot and should not wait any longer” for radical reforms to the system...
Social housing landlords must have the ability to hike rent payments by £3 a week to prevent the continued “managed decline” of council homes, ministers have...
The Mayor of London is on track to deliver the “vast majority” of his 146 manifesto commitments by 2028, his senior team members have claimed – but what has he...
The Mayor of London must slash affordable housing requirements and release swathes of green belt land to solve the capital’s housing crisis, a new report has...
All the Islington homes deemed eligible for new energy-saving measures under a government grant scheme have had them installed, new figures show.
Private rents in Islington have become less affordable over the last year, new figures show.
Prison leavers are an “untapped talent pool” for employers but London’s rising housing costs are a “huge issue”, the London Assembly has been told.
London is at the centre of the UK’s homelessness crisis, with an estimated 183,000 people – one in every 50 Londoners, including one in 21 children – living in...
There were dozens of no-fault evictions by county court bailiffs in Islington during the first 12 months of Labour in Government, new figures show.
Several London councils have been slammed over “indefensible” failures to act on faulty windows which have seen some families’ waiting up to five years for...
Mayor “failing” to tackle housing crisis as just 347 affordable homes started between April and June
The Mayor of London has been accused of “failing” to tackle the capital’s housing “emergency” as new figures showed developers only started building 347...
Islington has a greater proportion of private rented homes than the London average, new figures show.
Disabled Londoners are being failed due to a “chronic” shortage of accessible housing, the Mayor has been warned.
More homeless children in Islington were forced to live in temporary accommodation in the first three months of this year, new figures show.
Islington Council overspent its allocated budget for supporting people with housing costs last year by tens of thousands of pounds, new figures show.
Rent in Islington rose 7% in the past year, new figures show.
London has re-emerged as the UK’s most attractive region for property investment according to new research from Handelsbanken’s Property Investor Report 2025.
Tonic is proud to announce that it has officially become a Registered Provider of Social Housing, making it the UK’s first LGBTQ+ specific housing association.
No new homes started being built in Islington earlier this year, recent figures suggest.
A block of 66 empty flats by the Golden Lane Estate in Central London may begin to be occupied this September, more than two years after residents were meant...
The City of London Corporation has agreed to explore “all options” to fund the acceleration of repairs to its housing estates.
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